| Times held | 9 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 127 |
| Total countries | 61 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Lightweight (≤56 kilograms), Women | Olympic (non-medal) | 8 | 8 |
| 1992 | Lightweight (≤56 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 1996 | Lightweight (≤56 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 22 | 22 |
| 2000 | Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 2004 | Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 2008 | Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 22 | 22 |
| 2012 | Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 24 | 24 |
| 2016 | Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 2020 | Lightweight (≤57 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 25 | 25 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | ESP |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Cuba | CUB |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Japan | JPN |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Brazil | BRA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kosovo | KOS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | PRK |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mongolia | MGL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | ROU |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | AUS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium | BEL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | POR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driulis González | CUB |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Isabel Fernández | ESP |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kaori Matsumoto | JPN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Míriam Blasco | ESP |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvonne Bönisch | GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Giulia Quintavalle | ITA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafaela Silva | BRA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nora Gjakova | KOS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |